According to the indicator "international trade" in the world Bank rating "conduct of business" Belarus took the 30-th position among 189 countries in the world, being ahead of countries participating in the Eurasian economic Union.

The customs officials protect the economic interests of the state, increase transit attractiveness and improve the investment climate, thereby creating favorable conditions for the successful development of international economic cooperation

Customs authorities implemented a set of measures aimed at preventing the illegal movement of cultural values, drugs and psychotropic substances, weapons and other goods across the customs border of the Eurasian economic Union

Only 40% of goods value was specified
in the accompanying documents by business entity

The officials of Vitebsk customs prevented an attempt to illegally move a DAF tractor unit and a Schmitz semi-trailer at a lower cost.

The vehicle was imported for further use on the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union through "Urbany" checkpoint. The shipping documents for the car contained the tractor unit cost-18 thousand euros, and the cost of the semi-trailer - 4,5 thousand euros. However, during customs control the second package of documents was found, in which the cost of the car was several times higher than in the submitted documents. In addition, the officers Vitebsk customs sent a request to the customs authorities of Germany to specify the cost of the tractor unit and the semi-trailer, from where the vehicle was imported. As a result it was found that the real cost of the tractor unit is underestimated twice and the cost of semi-trailer is almost underestimated four times: 36 and 17.5 thousand euros, respectively.

Vitebsk customs initiated the administrative process in this case in accordance with Part 3 of Art. 14.5 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Belarus. The tractor unit and semi-trailer are seized